FEDERATED GLOBAL Variance

FSBLX Fund  USD 21.69  -0.05  -0.23%   
The Variance reading for Federated Global Allocation is computed from historical trading observations. Normalization methods and data feeds may affect reported values. Investing Opportunities provides context for diversified portfolio construction. Additional portfolio transparency improves capital positioning. Portfolio analysis tools can evaluate how Federated Global Allocation fits within a broader allocation. How positions are weighted depends on the construction approach applied. Broader economic conditions can influence Federated Global Allocation's mutual fund valuation — related indicators include signals in board of governors.
Federated Global Allocation has current Variance of 0.6441. Variance is another measure of security risk that shows the amount of dispersion of equity returns around their mean value. Variance is calculated as the average squared deviations from the mean. Evaluating a set of investment alternatives one can use variance to help determine the volatility when purchasing a specific security. Similar to Standard Deviation, the variance is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out around its mean.

Variance

 = 

SUM(RET DEV)2

N

 = 
0.6441
SUM = Summation notation
RET DEV = Actual returns deviation over selected period
N = Number of points for the period

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Variance Relative To Other Indicators

Federated Global Allocation is rated below average in variance among similar funds. It is currently under evaluation in maximum drawdown among similar funds reporting about 9.23 of Maximum Drawdown per Variance. At 9.23 , Federated Global Allocation's Maximum Drawdown-to-Variance multiple reflects the spread between these metrics
Variance is also a measure of stock volatility and can help determine the risk an investor might take on when purchasing a specific security. A relatively big variance indicates that the daily prices or returns are far from the mean and a small variance indicates that they are located around the mean. Compare FEDERATED GLOBAL to Peers

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